Price Variant Club 31 31

[ShieldAgent]

Just got this in, now only two away from a complete low grade set. (thumbs u

 

 

 

 

pm me your last two Terry.

 

I have three 35's to go.

 

Anyone want to bet who will be the first to have both price variant sets first?

 

My money would be on Cosmic.

[ShieldAgent]

My first price variant. Found in the $2 box at Chicago Comicon.

 

 

Jarella

 

nice find

[Spider-Variant]

Just got this in, now only two away from a complete low grade set. (thumbs u

 

 

 

 

pm me your last two Terry.

 

I have three 35's to go.

 

Anyone want to bet who will be the first to have both price variant sets first?

 

My money would be on Cosmic.

 

That's a tough one. Both of you have keen eyes when finding variants.

 

But Tery has the easier path with just needing 30 centers and not 35 centers.

 

I'm still laughing at that last All Detergent Spider-Man mix -up. I'm not Reggie, I'm Harry.

 

[ShieldAgent]

That was too weird.

 

Did you see what comichunters got for his low grade ASM detergent variant?

[Spider-Variant]

That was too weird.

 

Did you see what comichunters got for his low grade ASM detergent variant?

 

Yes, very nice. His was the second that actually sold that was identified correctly.

 

 

 

[Metarog]

Just got this in, now only two away from a complete low grade set. (thumbs u

 

 

Congrats Terry, that was my next to last when I completed my set. I hope Harry has one of your last two and vice versa. Hope we can all chat together sometime soon.

[Spider-Variant]

Congrats Terry, that was my next to last when I completed my set. I hope Harry has one of your last two and vice versa. Hope we can all chat together sometime soon.

 

Hi Roger.

[underthebigw]

Here's my only price variant find from the last couple of months (I've passed on some low grade 30 centers, though).

 

I won't go in the gory detail I recounted in my "paper show" thread. I did find it at a show featuring all sort of ephemera. Believe it or not, the dealer had no idea it was a price variant, and still had it priced as marked. I got him down another $5 because even though it was worth it as a variant, I couldn't let anyone think a random mid-grade BA book was worth that much.

 

Edited August 24, 2009 by silverandbronze

[ShieldAgent]

Here's my only price variant find from the last couple of months (I've passed on some low grade 30 centers, though).

 

I won't go in the gory detail I recounted in my "paper show" thread. I did find it at a show featuring all sort of ephemera. Believe it or not, the dealer had no idea it was a price variant, and still had it priced as marked. I got him down another $5 because even though it was worth it as a variant, I couldn't let anyone think a random mid-grade BA book was worth that much.

 

 

Nice find Paul. Wish you would find one I need.

[underthebigw]

[quote=ShieldAgent

Nice find Paul. Wish you would find one I need.

 

The irony is that I was thinking of bringing all of my 35 cent variants to Chicago to slab and sell. So, of course, I stumble across one in a random box of crappy SA books. Go figure.

 

Let me know what you need. I might purge some of them.

[KolmarAvenue]

This is on its way back from getting slabbed...I picked this up from a set of SW I bought off of craigslist.

 

[Spider-Variant]

This is on its way back from getting slabbed...I picked this up from a set of SW I bought off of craigslist.

 

 

That is sweet.

[keldog]

I agree that price is a bit stiff but that is a ridiculously tough book, especially given the demand. Are there any other bronze-age beaters that would command that price? Along with Star Wars 1, the Iron Fist 14 35 cent price variant has been known the longest. It is a key book and too date after years of searching, there are still only 24 price variants certified (compared to 1456 of the regular issue).

 

According to GPA and my STLcomics price variant mafia notes of sales of that issue, here is EVERY CGC sale of that book. Since CGC started, the book has never been cheap and Overstreet has never really had a full grip on price variant prices. In my opinion, the best deal recently was the 7.0 that sold in April on ComicLink for $1100 and is not on the CGC census.

 

As you can see, I don't think that this book will ever be cheap.

 

2.5 sold in Jan 2009 for $475.

3.5 sold in May 2008 for $351.

3.5 sold in May 2009 for $400.

6.0 sold in Nov 2003 for $345.

6.0 sold in Mar 2006 for $735.

7.0 sold in Jan 2004 for $1100. (different book than ComicLink sale)

7.5 sold in Jun 2004 for $1025.

7.5 sold in Apr 2005 for $1325.

8.0 sold in Jan 2005 for $1225.

8.0 sold in Oct 2006 for $600 (bargain).

8.0 sold in Oct 2008 for $1729.

8.5 sold in Feb 2005 for $1601.

9.0 sold in Jun 2004 for $1100.

9.0 sold in Sep 2007 for $1975.

9.0 sold in Nov 2007 for $2500. (private treaty sale not in GPA)

9.2 sold in Jul 2002 for $1500.

9.2 sold in Oct 2008 for $4100.

9.4 sold in Sep 2006 for $5100. (this is still the one and only highest graded on the census, followed by three 9.2s and two 9.0s)

 

 

If a 9.2 sold for $4100 in Oct 2008 what would the 9.4 go for now. Would it do as good as the GL #76 9.6 or better?

[Spider-Variant]

I agree that price is a bit stiff but that is a ridiculously tough book, especially given the demand. Are there any other bronze-age beaters that would command that price? Along with Star Wars 1, the Iron Fist 14 35 cent price variant has been known the longest. It is a key book and too date after years of searching, there are still only 24 price variants certified (compared to 1456 of the regular issue).

 

According to GPA and my STLcomics price variant mafia notes of sales of that issue, here is EVERY CGC sale of that book. Since CGC started, the book has never been cheap and Overstreet has never really had a full grip on price variant prices. In my opinion, the best deal recently was the 7.0 that sold in April on ComicLink for $1100 and is not on the CGC census.

 

As you can see, I don't think that this book will ever be cheap.

 

2.5 sold in Jan 2009 for $475.

3.5 sold in May 2008 for $351.

3.5 sold in May 2009 for $400.

6.0 sold in Nov 2003 for $345.

6.0 sold in Mar 2006 for $735.

7.0 sold in Jan 2004 for $1100. (different book than ComicLink sale)

7.5 sold in Jun 2004 for $1025.

7.5 sold in Apr 2005 for $1325.

8.0 sold in Jan 2005 for $1225.

8.0 sold in Oct 2006 for $600 (bargain).

8.0 sold in Oct 2008 for $1729.

8.5 sold in Feb 2005 for $1601.

9.0 sold in Jun 2004 for $1100.

9.0 sold in Sep 2007 for $1975.

9.0 sold in Nov 2007 for $2500. (private treaty sale not in GPA)

9.2 sold in Jul 2002 for $1500.

9.2 sold in Oct 2008 for $4100.

9.4 sold in Sep 2006 for $5100. (this is still the one and only highest graded on the census, followed by three 9.2s and two 9.0s)

 

 

If a 9.2 sold for $4100 in Oct 2008 what would the 9.4 go for now. Would it do as good as the GL #76 9.6 or better?

 

Keldog, I guess you lost me.

 

Who are you responding to about the price being stiff?

 

Those prices are for what book? I'm assuming IF #14

Edited August 25, 2009 by Spider-Variant

[comichunter]

Yeah.. well the All Detergent 184 no price variant, was the only one I spotted on Ebay for years. The slabbed comic went all the way to England. (thumbs u

[comichunter]

As far as Gold Key price variants.. I see them all the time.. i just had an auction with several of them. I don't know why Gold Key did that.. for instance if you spot a gold key comic from 1964 to 1966 with a 15 cent cover price.. odds are it is a price variant or change

Edited August 26, 2009 by comichunter

[underthebigw]

Along with Star Wars 1, the Iron Fist 14 35 cent price variant has been known the longest.

 

Umm, I don't think that's accurate. My recollection was that the first ones known to exist were the SW 1 and IF 15. Remember, for about 12 years the IF 15 was the important IF issue, and it was hoarded pretty much right after publication, garnering a lot of collector interest which led to the recognition of the variant.

 

After these two, SW 1-3 and Invaders 21 (I think, whichever the reprint issue was) were the next to have recognized variant editions, although no one understood the significance. And this is the way it was largely until the late 1990's when Jon McClure figured the whole deal out and a handful of collectors went out looking for the rest of the issues. Until then, almost no one knew there was a IF 14 variant. I remember bringing my copy to a Big Apple show in the basement of St. Paul's in NY and shopping it around. No one, and I mean no one, at the show believed it existed until I showed them. I even had a couple of people flat out call me a liar. And these were knowledgable dealers.

[Spider-Variant]

Yeah.. well the All Detergent 184 no price variant, was the only one I spotted on Ebay for years. The slabbed comic went all the way to England. (thumbs u

 

I sold a beat up copy for $45. I ran it on eBay as the All Detergent variant. I have tried a couple of time to have CGC change the description to All Detergent Variant, but to no avail.

 

It's a hard book to find. I traded one of the only known copies that still had the sticker on it. Doubt I'll ever find another.

 

 

[cosmic-spider-man]

 

It's a hard book to find. I traded one of the only known copies that still had the sticker on it. Doubt I'll ever find another.

 

 

 

Yea but just think about what you got for it.

[FlyingDonut]

Yeah.. well the All Detergent 184 no price variant, was the only one I spotted on Ebay for years. The slabbed comic went all the way to England. (thumbs u

 

I sold a beat up copy for $45. I ran it on eBay as the All Detergent variant. I have tried a couple of time to have CGC change the description to All Detergent Variant, but to no avail.

 

It's a hard book to find. I traded one of the only known copies that still had the sticker on it. Doubt I'll ever find another.

 

 

Do you still have a scan of it?